Ussel travel guide
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Visit Ussel: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Ussel is situated in the Lot department (Midi-Pyrenees region) in the south of France at 17 km from Cahors, the department capital. (General information: Ussel is 478 km from Paris and 707 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Cahors at 17 km from Ussel
Popular places to visit near Ussel: these include Cahors at 17 km and Saint-Cirq-Lapopie at 20 km.
Causses du Quercy is a listed 'regional natural parc' at 15km and Jardins secrets de Cahors is a listed 'remarkable garden' at 17km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
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Selected places to visit and attractions near Ussel, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Ussel
See France This Way travel guides for Lot and Midi-Pyrenees (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Ussel.
Note that all distances from Ussel shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Ussel holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Ussel (from booking.com and with a great selection of hotels and a best price promise).
For a longer visit popular choices include apartments and holiday rentals. For these we suggest two popular options: holiday villages in Midi-Pyrenees and Lot gites and villas
Tourist attractions nearby
Below we show places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Ussel and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jardins secrets de Cahors (17km) : Jardin de la Daille (24km) : Jardins du château de Caudon (32km) : Jardins de l'Albarède (34km) : Jardins de Marqueyssac (37km) : Jardin de Conty (43km) : Jardins du Manoir d'Eyrignac (45km) : Jardin du Pèlerin (47km) :
- National Monuments: Assier Chateau (31km) : Chateau Montal (41km) : Castelnau-Bretenoux Chateau (43km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Saint-Cirq-Lapopie (20km) : Domme (32km) : La Roque-Gageac (36km) : Autoire (38km) : Beynac (39km) : Loubressac (39km) : Carennac (41km) : Belves (44km) : Lauzerte (47km) : Monpazier (49km) :
- Religious monuments: Cathédrale de Saint-Étienne (Cahors) (17km) : Eglise notre-Dame de Nativité (Cenac-et-Saint-Julien) (33km) : Abbaye Sainte Marie (Souillac) (33km) : Cathédrale Saint-Sardos (Sarlat) (40km) : Eglise de Saint Pierre (Carennac) (41km) : Eglise Notre Dame de l'Assomption (Belves) (44km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Cahors (17km) : Cayriech (43km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Sarlat (40km) : Figeac (43km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Gourdon (27km) :
- Grand Site of France: Rocamadour (25km) :
Map of places to visit near Ussel & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Ussel
Canton: Saint-Germain-du-Bel-Air
Arrondissement: Gourdon
Department: Lot
Region: Midi-Pyrenees
Postcode: 46240
Distance to Ussel
from Cahors: 17 km
from Paris: 478 km
from Calais: 707 km
from Nice: 471 km
from Bordeaux: 166 km
from Strasbourg: 651 km
* distances are direct not by road!
Place with full review on France This Way 
Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 11 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Ussel): Cras, Francoules, Gigouzac, Labastide-Murat, Lamothe-Cassel, Mechmont, Montamel, Nadillac, Saint-Germain-du-Bel-Air, Saint-Martin-de-Vers and Saint-Sauveur-la-Vallee.
Getting here
For driving distances to Ussel from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Ussel